I don't believe these to be errors... but I'm not too sure what happened to these 2 dimes that I have in my collection. One seems to have a very thick rim. The other seems to have completely blackened (I've seen dirty dimes... but none that are completely black)
strangely enough... it seems another person has a raised 1999 dime http://www.cointalk.org/thread8062-dime-with-raised-edges.html coincedence?
Welcome to the forum The second is also sometimes known as a "spooned" coin. A forum search should show a few threads on it.
Hi, Depending on soil circumstances, I've found many ten-cent coins that look like that with my metal detector. I strongly think that your coin was buried. To me, it looks like a Northeatern U.S. Find, based on the color. Also, the little scrape along Roosevelt's face looks like a "shovel mark". Whoever dug it up initially hit the coin with the tip of the shovel or jammed it into a stone causing the scrape. Have Fun, Bill
makes perfect sense I'm not an avid (or rabid in some peoples minds) metal detectorist, but I enjoy it whenever I get the chance. Must say, being someone from the north east, I'm always envious when I see those northern midstate finds that come out of the ground the same condition they went in 100+ years ago Thanks for the insite rolled...would have never put the gouge together with the color still learning
To be on the safe side, measure that second dime against a nickle! It could possibly be an error coin, a dime struck on a nickel plancid????????that rim looks like a nickel!.just a thought......
If it was struck on a penny or nickel planchet.I would like to know the possible value of it please. Thank you, Bruce
The thick rimmed dime is definitely post mint damage. Many coins end up this way when they get stuck in landromat washing machines, or dryers, for a bit. You can do the same thing to any coin by repeatedly tapping it with a spoon, thus the term, spooned. Do a search on this forum for "spooned" and you will see many examples (some more extreme) of what I am talking about.
Hi, You wouldn't have the "reddish" color of the copper core if the coin was struck on a nickel planchet. You wouldn't have the nickel color on the obverse and reverse if the coin was struck on a cvent planchet. It's just a messed up "dime" Have Fun, Bill
You can't strike a dime on a nickel or cent planchet without serious help from a mint employee. The cent or nickel planchet, being larger, can not be fed hrough the press feeding tubes, can't be handled by the feed fingers, and will not fit into the coining chamber.
Could the blackening be caused by fire damage? I have a Florin that is in this sort of condition and it had been in a fire according to the dealer who sold it to me. De Orc
